February 3, 2013

This afternoon we leave for Delhi! We are both so excited to begin our journey home! Even Mike is excited and he does not get excited very often. In ways it has been a long month and in other ways it does not seem long at all. Much of it is kind of like a blur. there have been so many sights, sounds, smells, etc.

we came back to Hyderabad from Kurnool Friday night. That was a pretty crazy bus ride. We didn't leave til 11 pm and half the bus was snoring and the other half was watching this crazy movie that was blaring so loud...I don't know why they turn the movies up so loud and they have the dumbest plots! I could not sleep! The ride seemed interminable! Is that a word?

There was a lot of confusion as to where we were to get off the bus here in Hyderabad...our tickets said one thing, but the people from the Covenant School of Worship wanted  us to get off somewhere else. And of course, we could not understand the bus driver...he talked to us like we were crazy but in the end he even talked on the phone to our 

 contacts so we did get off. It was a strange place we thought. No one around, 4 am, just a street corner.. We ended up hiring an auto cab and coming back to the CSOW by ourselves. 

We slept til  noon yesterday and then got up and went shopping and had some American food. 

We spent last night talking to Doug Kelly, the director of the CSOW and a girl who had been in Ongole volunteering who is headed back to the states this afternoon also.It was refreshing to not have any demands on ourselves but rest and packing for the trip home. 

This morning we attended church at Pearl City. It is an English speaking church...mostly Indians but several Americans also. Very encouraging service and great worship. I was really touched in my soul. It was just what wee needed. The message was good...on how we should live our lives as we wait and watch for the Lord's return.

There is so much to say and as the days and weeks go by I will try to reflect on a few of our experiences. Just let me thank all of you who have been praying. We have felt those prayers and have been encouraged. It has not been easy, but amidst the stresses there have been some wonderful blessings and experiences.

Who  would have thought that I would get to ride a camel or a motor scooter for that matter? In  this country, that is a real experience. The traffic is CRAZY!!!!!!!!!!!!! to say the least. 

Who would have thought of all the people wee have had the privilege of praying for? Holding and praying for a new baby and her mom! Praying for all the children and the churches, the hurting, the sick....Unforgettable!

We love each of you! I would like to have an idea of who has been reading this blog, so if you could just post your name in the comment section, I would appreciate  it. 

See you all soon!